---
typeId: req
recordId: benac-id-002
fields:
  title: Principal identities
  statement: Benac shall represent users, agents, package authors, reviewers,
    Storage Stations, Compute Stations, Host Implementations, and organizations
    as cryptographic principals where cross-Station attribution, provenance, or
    authorization is required.
  rationale: Decentralized systems need key-based attribution without a central
    account provider.
  verification: Signed claim fixtures validate principal identifiers and signatures.
  testable: true
  status: draft
  area: BENAC-ID
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_syrs_v0_4_integrated_authentication.md
  sourceVersion: v0.4
  sourceSections:
    - 10.1 Cryptographic identity, content identity, and provenance foundation
  order: 8
---
